氷点下(ひょうてんか)

ひょうてんか
noun
below freezing; below zero
weather
1. below freezing; below zero (Celsius)
Temperature below 0°C, the freezing point of water.
今朝(けさ)は氷点下(ひょうてんか)だった。
It was below freezing this morning.
気温(きおん)は氷点下(ひょうてんか)10度(じゅうど)まで下(さ)がった。
The temperature dropped to minus 10 degrees.
氷点下(ひょうてんか)の厳(きび)しい寒(さむ)さの中(なか)を歩(ある)いた。
I walked through the severe cold of sub-zero temperatures.

氷点下(ひょうてんか) means below freezing, i.e., below 0°C. It is commonly used in weather reports and daily conversation during winter.

Forms

氷点(ひょうてん) (freezing point) + 下(か) (below)

Common patterns

  • 氷点下(ひょうてんか)〜度(ど): minus ~ degrees (e.g., 氷点下(ひょうてんか)5度(ごど) = minus 5°C)
  • 氷点下(ひょうてんか)になる: to drop below freezing
  • 氷点下(ひょうてんか)の寒(さむ)さ: sub-zero cold

Related words

Usage

In Japan, 氷点下(ひょうてんか) always refers to Celsius. Regions like 北海道(ほっかいどう) regularly experience 氷点下(ひょうてんか) temperatures in winter.

Related Words

Synonym: 零下(れいか) (below zero)
Related: 凍結(とうけつ) (freezing)
Related: 真冬(まふゆ) (midwinter)
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Added 2026.1.20 23:05 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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